[AUDITORY] Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Machine Learning Challenges, Music and Hearing Loss (Trevor Cox )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Machine Learning Challenges, Music and Hearing Loss From: Trevor Cox <0000017832c3f089-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2022 08:39:53 +0000 --_000_PAXPR01MB9220CE6B19514BFF32E0FC38EDE49PAXPR01MB9220eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join a new EPSRC project, = which will develop transformative approaches to music processing by hearing= aids. This will be done through the organisation of a series of open signa= l processing challenges. 1 in 6 people in the UK has a hearing loss. Poorer= hearing makes music harder to appreciate. Hearing aids often work poorly f= or music because they are optimised for speech. While some devices have mus= ic programs, the use and efficacy of these is mixed. You will be conducting research on the latest advances in machine learning = methods for music processing and perception, with a focus on those with a h= earing impairment. You will work in close collaboration with a team spannin= g four UK universities (Leeds, Nottingham, Salford, Sheffield) and take a l= eading role in the organisation of a series of international machine learni= ng challenges. Close collaboration with University of Sheffield, including = frequent visits, will be part of the job. Project partners are: Google, BBC= R&D, RNID, Logitech, Sonova and Oldenberg University. The ability to work = effectively with both internal colleagues and external collaborators is ess= ential. Your work will also be published as part of an open-source toolkit designed= to make hearing research more accessible to the music processing and machi= ne learning communities. You will be expected to disseminate research via c= onferences and journals. You will be based in The Acoustics Research Centre<https://hub.salford.ac.u= k/sirc-acoustics/>, School of Science, Engineering and Environment, Univers= ity of Salford. The research centre is internationally renowned for its exp= ertise in acoustics and vibration. It is one of the largest and longest est= ablished acoustics groups in the World and the largest group in the North-W= est of the UK. The Acoustics Research Centre has provided two impact case s= tudies for REF 2021 and a third of the papers for UoA 13 submission. The Ce= ntre has a long track record of carrying out research in sound perception, = accessibility and signal processing. Informal enquiries: t.j.cox@xxxxxxxx<mailto:t.j.cox@xxxxxxxx> Fixed term: 27 months. Start date 1st June 2022 At the University of Salford we are committed to an inclusive approach to p= romoting equality and diversity. https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/COP708/postdoctoral-research-fellow-machine-lear= ning-challenges-music-and-hearing-loss There will be another post-doc position investigating the audio quality of = music for people with a hearing loss based at Leeds University working with= Alinka Greasley. Post to be advertised soon. Prof @xxxxxxxx Acoustical Engineering, University of Salford +44 161 295 5474; +44 7986 557419 --_000_PAXPR01MB9220CE6B19514BFF32E0FC38EDE49PAXPR01MB9220eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join a new = EPSRC project, which will develop transformative approaches to music proces= sing by hearing aids. This will be done through the organisation of a series of open signal processing challenges. 1 in 6 = people in the UK has a hearing loss. Poorer hearing makes music harder to a= ppreciate. Hearing aids often work poorly for music because they are optimi= sed for speech. While some devices have music programs, the use and efficacy of these is mixed.<o:p></o:p></s= pan> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;ma= rgin-left:0cm;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orph= ans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decor= ation-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-col= or: initial;word-spacing:0px"> You will be conducting research on the latest advances in ma= chine learning methods for music processing and perception, with a focus on= those with a hearing impairment. You will work in close collaboration with a team spanning four UK universities (Leeds, N= ottingham, Salford, Sheffield) and take a leading role in the organisation = of a series of international machine learning challenges. Close collaborati= on with University of Sheffield, including frequent visits, will be part of the job. Project partners are: = Google, BBC R&D, RNID, Logitech, Sonova and Oldenberg University. The a= bility to work effectively with both internal colleagues and external colla= borators is essential.<o:p></o:p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;ma= rgin-left:0cm;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orph= ans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decor= ation-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-col= or: initial;word-spacing:0px"> Your work will also be published as part of an open-source t= oolkit designed to make hearing research more accessible to the music proce= ssing and machine learning communities. You will be expected to disseminate research via conferences and journals.<o:p= ></o:p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;ma= rgin-left:0cm;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orph= ans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decor= ation-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-col= or: initial;word-spacing:0px"> You will be based in <a href=3D"https://hub.salford.ac.= uk/sirc-acoustics/">The Acoustics Research Ce= ntre</a>, School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford. The research centre is internationally renowned for= its expertise in acoustics and vibration. It is one of the largest and lon= gest established acoustics groups in the World and the largest group in the= North-West of the UK. The Acoustics Research Centre has provided two impact case studies for REF 2021 and a th= ird of the papers for UoA 13 submission. The Centre has a long track record= of carrying out research in sound perception, accessibility and signal pro= cessing.<o:p></o:p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;ma= rgin-left:0cm;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orph= ans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decor= ation-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-col= or: initial;word-spacing:0px"> Informal enquiries: <a href=3D"mailto:t.j.cox@xxxxxxxx= c.uk">t.j.cox@xxxxxxxx</a><o:p></= o:p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;ma= rgin-left:0cm;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orph= ans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decor= ation-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-col= or: initial;word-spacing:0px"> Fixed term: 27 months.<o:p></o:p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;ma= rgin-left:0cm;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orph= ans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decor= ation-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-col= or: initial;word-spacing:0px"> Start date 1st June 2022<o:p></o:p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;ma= rgin-left:0cm;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orph= ans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decor= ation-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-col= or: initial;word-spacing:0px"> At the University of Salford we are committed to an inclusiv= e approach to promoting equality and diversity.<o:p></o:p> <a href=3D"https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/COP708/postdoctoral-re= search-fellow-machine-learning-challenges-music-and-hearing-loss">https://w= ww.jobs.ac.uk/job/COP708/postdoctoral-research-fellow-machine-learning-chal= lenges-music-and-hearing-loss</a><o:p></o:p> There will be another post-doc position investigatin= g the audio quality of music for people with a hearing loss based at Leeds = University working with Alinka Greasley. Post to be advertised soon.<o:p></= o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Prof @xxxxxxxx<o:p></o:p> Acoustical Engineering, University of Salford<o:p></= o:p> +44 161 295 5474; +44 7986 557419<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_PAXPR01MB9220CE6B19514BFF32E0FC38EDE49PAXPR01MB9220eurp_--

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